May 3, 2024
Friday

Headliners

1:20 pmChicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827
7:30 pmRavinia Festival Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park. Festival tour performance with Kurt Elling and Danilo PTrez Duo.

Festivals

7:30 pmChicago Symphony Orchestra: Richard Kaufman - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Symphony Center. Film oriented event.
7:30 pmRavinia Festival Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park. Festival tour performance with Kurt Elling and Danilo PTrez Duo.

The Arts

4:00 pmThe Choir of Man Apollo Theater Chicago. Performance series.
5:00 pmDrunk Shakespeare Lion Theatre. Live theatrical performance.
5:00 pmLegions of Metal Fest Reggies Rock Club. Live rock / metal music.
5:30 pmBlack Veil Brides Concord Music Hall. Live rock / metal music.
7:00 pmBlue Man Group Briar Street Theatre. Performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 773-348-4000
7:00 pmCoached Ensembles Donny's Skybox Theatre. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmThe 502s House of Blues Chicago. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmAndrea Jin Zanies. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmGuys and Dolls Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmFrank Caliendo Chicago Improv, Schaumburg. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJosh Wolf Comedy Vault, Batavia. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmOh, The Places You??ll Glow e.t.c. Theater. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmMusiq Soulchild & Eric Benet Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary. R&B / soul music performance.
7:15 pmPat Tomasulo Zanies Comedy Club, Rosemont. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmMamma Mia! James M. Nederlander Theatre. A mother and daughter find themselves delving into past events on the eve of her daughter's wedding. This musical...
7:30 pmJorma Kaukonen City Winery. Jorma Kaukonen with Steve Kimock.
7:30 pmThe Simon & Garfunkel Story CIBC Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pm9 to 5 - The Musical Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmHow I Learned What I Learned Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDeath Becomes Her Cadillac Palace Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJoffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJudgment Day The Yard. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmKorpiklaani The Forge, Joliet. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmJoanne Shaw Taylor North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmFlute Ensemble Harper College Performing Arts Center, Palatine. Classical concert.
7:30 pmJoe Turner's Come And Gone Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJersey Boys Mercury Theater. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmJesse McCartney The Vic Theater. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmFreak On a Leash The Vixen, McHenry. Live rock / metal music.
7:30 pmThe Thanksgiving Play Steppenwolf Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmThe Music Man Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. Live on stage.
8:00 pmLes Miserables Cadillac Palace Theatre. Live On Stage.
8:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
8:00 pmBeautiful: The Carole King Musical Paramount Theatre, Aurora. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmTamia & Joe Arie Crown Theatre. R&B / soul music performance.
8:00 pmBig Sandy Beat Kitchen. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmCheekface & Yungatita Bottom Lounge Restaurant. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmOthello Raue Center For The Arts, Crystal Lake. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmShawn Colvin Des Plaines Theatre. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmAndrew Belle S.P.A.C.E., Evanston. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmInto The Earth With You McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmAtmosphere The Salt Shed. Rap / hip hop music performance.
8:00 pmInfekt Bass Station, Waukegan. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmMzz Reese Buddy Guy's Legends. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmThe Last Class Joe's Sports Bar. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmThe Hip Abduction Martyrs. Reggae / reggaeton concert performance.
8:00 pmBongripper Metro. Live rock / metal music.
8:00 pmWicca Phase Springs Eternal Thalia Hall. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmBlack By Popular Demand: A Black Excellence Revue UP Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmAir Supply Rivers Casino Des Plaines. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmJump - America's Van Halen Experience The Hobart Art Theater. Live concert performance.
8:30 pmImprovised Sitcom Second City. Comedic performance live.
8:30 pmDeke Dickerson Fitzgerald's Nightclub, Berwyn. Performing country music live.
9:00 pmKyle Lincoln Hall. Rap / hip hop music performance.
9:00 pmAntonia Bennett Club Arcada, St. Charles. Performance of music from the 50's / 60's era.
9:30 pmDry County Line Carol's Pub. Performing country music live.
10:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
10:00 pmGood Times Ahead Sound Bar. Live concert performance.

Sports

1:20 pmChicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers Wrigley Field. MLB Baseball Game. 773-404-2827

For Children

8:00 am-
6:00 pm
Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121
10:00 amStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000
10:30 amJack and the Beanstalk Beverly Art Center. Come along with Jack and his best friend Carmelita (a Spanish-Speaking Cow), as they try to save their village from a crazy...
1:00 pmStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000
6:00 pmBluey's Big Play Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Childrens' / Familiy theater performance.

Community

6:00 am-
7:30 am
Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100
River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100
Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100
Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100
Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100
The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100
Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100